Composite proton exchange membrane (porous matrix + proton conducting filler) for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCS)

• Main Author: Ng, Wai Hung.
• Other Authors: Wang Xin (SCBE)
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Polymers and polymer manufacture
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16720
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) are the promising future energy source for the portable application. However, the conventional membrane used in DMFC, Nafion® membrane, suffers from high methanol crossover and swelling effect leading to reduced performance of the fuel cell. Another type of membran...